BANKRUPTCY RETURNS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 124, 18 February 1908, Page 9

BANKRUPTCY RETURNS.

COMPARATIVEFIGLTIES. i The.following%are-: ; tho ;aiin'ualfiguros 'in connection/ with } bankruptcies,. ,'wliioh took placo in the district; under the«jurisdiction of t-hoy Wellington Official'/ Assignee (Mr; 'James Ashcroft) during 1907. Tho figures :m parenthosos • aro. thosb fbr 1 ' 1 1906'. ; ' : ■ Potitions by dobtors; 13! (107),;,adjudica■iions/on broditors' petitions,' 24, (16) j, composi- ■ tionj .(0) 5 '.or,dors, of. imraediato dischargo grained, by tho Court,; 47 ,(28)cases in which orders. of. dischargo .wefo suspended' by ." .tho Court,' ,16 . (9) ; assets, , px'cluding'/ amounts secured.', toW'.crpdit-dr5,''.:£39,504 ;.'195... 6d... i. (£44,400 3s. lid.); amounts scoured. to credi-, tors, - - /not' : included , .in.. previous /.column,. ! £19,835 ,95., •10d::.(£27>19,75:.,11d,) ; liabilities : / as. per. ~statements ... filed, ..excluding', /amounts' ..secured, to ,creditprs, . £601185 lis.. 10d.','(£82,749* 10s. .Id.)'; amount: of assets | realised.,, by: Assignee, . £24,527 . Bs. . Id./' (£14,635. '6s. ,sdi); amount' of dobta.' proved; £70,996, 65.,: Bd.' :(£57,943:45. ,6d.) •: amount, paid, in. dividends, 'excluding, preferential- and securod . claims, . £12,063... 175.: 4(1. 3s. 4d.); amount paid :for preferential claims (routs';., rates,wages', '£2466"'95. ~.'6d.'. (£2138 ;l9s;).;'.'Jamounl> ...paid , 'fora secured, claims,-. £1047 ::.135.9d: (£857. CdJ); amount-.paid .for, Government ..commission,. £583.,25., 7d.. (£634 195.); amount;, paid for.'cost -j of ; .solicitors';".; "and .. supervisors' '. fees,'/ £1306 25./ 2d.. (£7.10 .10s. 3d.) • expenses incurred,in carrying on •'estates for tho . benefit, of-.creditors,' £1217 17s. (£359..55 v ,11d.);,. other .charges, .£1470 135.'7d.,,(i586j43.' ,'4d.) balance.'in,: bank . January 1, 1907, .£4084; 4s. 'sd. .-.(£4472.'1551>.8d.Kj • balanco'.in bank on December 31- 11907, .'£7855...id5.. .I'd.:. (£4082!, 6s. 9d.). ... ~ . ...1 Tho ..districts to .which,;tho -above figures, apply . are,. Wellington, -Masterton, Daniicvirke, Napier, Nelson, • .Palmerston... North, Wanganui, Pahiatua,: Blenheim,. Gr'eyuiouth, Recfton; and.HjOkitika. .., ....... ,; /The figures' for-Wellington alono (excluding shillings and pence) .aro as follow:— '/, .'; / .... , ' 1906. . 1907. Debtors' - petitions • ... ' 8S ' /■; 31; Creditors'-/adjudications;;.' ■• '7 -is ! •4' Immediate, discharges ... 13 '4 Discharges'. suspended""'4 , ' 3 Unsecured '' assets' v ;:..' £9,801 ••> £7,645 Secured'assets 'V '£9,283 '■■" £4,521' Liabilities (oxeluding i/.-,'. 1 . • ! amounts.'.secured)' ...i £20,614 £16,743 'Assets;'realised'■ ; ... ! £3,505 p - £2,317Debts proved ; ' £21,565 '£15,009 Dividends,, excluding pref.*; 1 :: and'sc-ourcd claims £933 £1,522 Preferential claims -paid 1 .;; ' £457, " £.545 Govc/rnment.'/ commission £109 ■■• -. £92 Logal 'costs'.'; ■ , 'V'£463 " . £214 Carrying''' ''on 1; ' estatos , . *' -' benefit creditors' ■ £358 £359: 'Other charges . ■ £62 '« Bank 1 balande, January ; l, : ■ -. 1907- - " ... '£1.081 £1,273 Ditto, 'December' 31, 1907 ' £2,201 £1,081